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Carnival Imagination Cruise Review to Mexico

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Review: 1
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Overall rating:

5 out of 5
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Carnival Imagination

4 Night Catalina & Baja Mexico (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 24, 2019

Ship: Carnival Imagination

Cabin type: Inside

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

This was my first experience with Carnival, I've heard rave reviews before, and I now know why. This was such a great experience, everyone from the passengers to the crew and staff were engaging, energetic, personable. There are people who do a lot of cruises with Carnival and that was a very loyal client. I met great people, had a great time and will do this again.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Great, well planned out, lots of services available, very easy access embarking.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
There are more bars than I could even of thought of. The food was superb, the service, top notch. Lacking for nothing here. I also ate too much.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
I really enjoyed the casino, the dance parties, the pub crawl (yes they did a pub crawl), drawings, bingo, the shows were great. I did a lot and enjoyed everything

Entertainment

5 out of 5
The shows were incredible. The Entertainment Team personable, energetic, sincere, and a whole lot of fun.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Housekeeping, Joanna, fantastic, personable, attentive, knowledgeable. The bar tenders amazing Sam @ the Alchemy Bar is a treasure. My waiter on the last night, he went out of his way for the 3 of us at dinner to make it really special. (I don't recall his name, but WOW). The entire staff was great, they know what they are doing and if something is a miss, they make it right, right away. By the way, I found that I could go to the staff and try and locate someone, they will go out of their way to assist.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
I've not been a ship this size ever. What is so amazing is how many elevators there were. Everything was immaculate. The staff was always available.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
This interior cabin was great. There was a faux window with a curtain, so I had the feel of being an exterior cabin. The temperature was cold, but Joanna, House Keeping closed the vent and it was comfortable. There is a lot of closet space. The shower was great, immediate hot water. Loved the lighting in the bathroom for us girls ;). This ship was so clean everywhere.

Ship tip

Use the Carnival App while on board, be sure and down load it prior to getting on board.

Ports of call

Long Beach (Los Angeles), California

5 out of 5
This was so smooth. I was able to get a porter to handle the luggage, lots of help getting through the process.

Catalina Island, California

5 out of 5
I love Catalina. The tenders were great, every 30 minutes from ship to shore & back. Big tenders too. There is so much to do at Catalina.

Ensenada, Mexico

5 out of 5
Everyone in Ensenada was great, professional. I rode a bike around and had a great time. There is so much to see and do, just plan accordingly and enjoy.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Excellent process. I was able to get up and have a great breakfast, and then wait for my call. People have the option of carrying their own luggage or not.

Traveler Photos

Theodoria, great Bar Tender Beautiful Santa Catalina Island Entertainment Team - Just Fabulous Avalon Board Walk Cultural Center Sam, the world's best Bar Tender Doug Williams Comdian
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